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[dealer-]

Niiice. Would be great for games like Alien Isolation where there are dips below 30.

 

[thatJohann]

Digital foundry has got a lot of work ahead! Loving this update - boost mode, custom wallpapers and external HDD support. What else do we need?! Lol

 

[Karspankey]

So does this mean non Pro patched games can utilise the extra power to be more consistent? Like will games with variable resolutions stick to 1080p more often?

Yup!

 

[kever0nicas]

We need a games list with improvements thread stat!

 

[Blobbers]

Will this let me play Bloodborne at 60FPS?
Or will it only be useful for games that at times can't quite reach 30FPS or 60FPS?

 

[EmilioLargo]

Digital foundry has got a lot of work ahead! Loving this update - boost mode, custom wallpapers and external HDD support. What else do we need?! Lol

Supersampling on system level for 1080P users.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

This is most likely just having PS4 games run at higher CPU clock. Would not affect GPU bound games, as the GPU on Pro has different arch but CPU is the same.

Good theory.

 

[Primethius]

Supersampling on system level for 1080P users.

Yep. That's sorely missing.

 

[phant0m]

PS4 Pro?

J U S T I F I E D

suck it, Colin & Greg.

 

[Deepo]

These news pleases me greatly!

 

[milkybar1983]

https://twitter.com/ILikeLego/status/827516432753770500/photo/1

 

[thatJohann]

Why are there two threads for this? Someone close the other one. Or vice versa

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Don't want to get any hopes up until this is officially confirmed tbh. Its a screenshot but I would love to see and hear what this can do.

 

[Varth]

OhMyGod indeed, what's the update name btw? no fancy warrior name this time?

"External Sauce"

 

[BigEmil]

PS4 Pro?

J U S T I F I E D

suck it, Colin & Greg.

Colin was

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[newbong95]

Boost mode - how is this possible ? Cerny mentioned that changing the cpu frequency broke the base ps4 games . Thats why they underclocked the cpu and turned off part of the gpu . Maybe they are unlocking the gpu but keeping the cpu clock rate at 1.6ghz ? Like microsoft did with xbone s keeping the cpu at 1.75 ghz and overclocking the gpu at 911mhz

 

[ISee]

Just Cause 3 and Dishonored 2 will benefit greatly

Dishonored 2... maybe but JC3? It's more of a CPU bottleneck and the PS4Pro CPU boost is most probably to insignificant to really help here.

 

[jett]

digital foundry be like

 

[Primethius]

https://twitter.com/ILikeLego/status/827516432753770500/photo/1

Looks like a case by case basis application. Hopefully not too many games suffer from adverse effects and it can be toggled via quick menu.

 

[baberunisei]

I'm excited

 

[2blackcats]

Boost mode - how is this possible ? Cerny mentioned that changing the cpu frequency broke the base ps4 games . Thats why they underclocked the cpu and turned off part of the gpu . Maybe they are unlocking the gpu but keeping the cpu clock rate at 1.6ghz ?

Definitely not. It's the cpu unlocked.

 

[th4tguy]

Oh man, DF is going to be wetting their pants with anticipation. Prepare for comparison videos!

 

[Rymuth]

 

[YuriLowell]

Oh hell yes!

 

[Cyriades]

https://twitter.com/ILikeLego/status/827516432753770500/photo/1

 

[Broken Hope]

It's not the same thing though.

Sure it is the Pro GPU is just a doubled version of the standard PS4 GPU.

Games are written with middleware, any extra CU's would get utilised automatically.

 

[abstract alien]

You people mentioning 60fps are fucking crazy.


Right...?

 

[BigBoss007]

What the hell does this image mean? Can everbody here read japanese but me?

 

[mieumieu]

Wonder what that means for games with dynamic resolutions such as Doom?



I don't get why it would break something, when there are frame rate caps in every game?

Theoretically, game programming should not rely on specific clock frequency or HDD speed, etc. to implement features. But sometimes programmers wrote code that are like that without knowing (or even intentionally: especially early console games, think PS2 and before). Especially in multi-threaded situations too.

So occasionally you see games broken because of that. We once fixed an I/O crash bug when the game runs on a new PS3 model (the super slim). It is very rare but it does happen.

 

[OnionPowder]

Will this let me play Bloodborne at 60FPS?
Or will it only be useful for games that at times can't quite reach 30FPS or 60FPS?

The latter.

Bloodborne and almost every PS4 game locks the framerate at it's desired framerate.

This will help when you're getting 24-29 FPS and increasing it to 30FPS.

 

[onQ123]

I'm still waiting for that list of Xbox One games that got a noticeable boost from being played on Xbox One S.

 

[Dre_G_Writer]

boost mode for PS4 Pro
higher frame rate for old game which dont have Pro patch

BRUH! PLEASE!!!

If this means I can play destiny at 60 frames, I swear to fucking god I will go out and buy a PS PRO next fucking month!!!!

 

[gofreak]

Boost mode - how is this possible ? Cerny mentioned that changing the cpu frequency broke the base ps4 games . Thats why they underclocked the cpu and turned off part of the gpu . Maybe they are unlocking the gpu but keeping the cpu clock rate at 1.6ghz ?

It could break, depending on how the game's using the hardware. But it might not. They're now giving you the option now to try it, without a guarantee the game will run stably. If it doesn't you can turn it off. If it does, it should run better.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

You people mentioning 60fps are fucking crazy.


Right...?

It's free to dream.

 

[Slayven]

More like Beast Mode, amitright?

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Cerny does what CD Projekt REDon't

 

[th4tguy]

Boost mode - how is this possible ? Cerny mentioned that changing the cpu frequency broke the base ps4 games . Thats why they underclocked the cpu and turned off part of the gpu . Maybe they are unlocking the gpu but keeping the cpu clock rate at 1.6ghz ? Like microsoft did with xbone s keeping the cpu at 1.75 ghz and overclocking the gpu at 911mhz

It doesn't break all games. It's why it's a toggle. You can disable it when it is causing problems. I think having the option is the best solution.

 

[EmilioLargo]

When can we expect the update to be released?

 

[Withnail]

Just Cause 3 and Dishonored 2 will benefit greatly

Dishonored 2 already has a Pro mode.

 

[kennyamr]

https://twitter.com/ILikeLego/status/827516432753770500/photo/1

"etc etc"

lol ok?

 

[Vashetti]

Megaton

 

[televator]

Some of the replies in here, lol. No, this won't magically make a ~30fps game suddenly run at 60.

 

[khaaan]

I'm cautiously excited and looking forward to trying it with a number of games, especially Bloodborne.

 

[Hasney]

Wonder what that means for games with dynamic resolutions such as Doom?

I don't get why it would break something, when there are frame rate caps in every game?

Yeah, Doom should hold res for longer I would assume since the power will be available.

Not every game is capped and some games can occasionaly be programmed to the exact frequency of the CPU for a shortcut. The translation Tweet does show there's a warning too.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

I like having the option *pets obscenely loud PS4 Pro*

 

[michaelius]

Will this let me play Bloodborne at 60FPS?
Or will it only be useful for games that at times can't quite reach 30FPS or 60FPS?

Theoretically it should work like this

For games with dynamic resolution - they should be 1080p all the time

For games with framerate cap

if they were limited by gpu then it should be hitting cap all the time
if they were limited by cpu there should be much less drop below their cap

 

[jett]

You people mentioning 60fps are fucking crazy.


Right...?

Of course. If a game is capped at 30, it's capped at 30. All this mode will do is provide higher/more stable framerates, up to whatever maximum it's capped to.

 

[IvorB]

Seriously?

 

[kadab]

Sweeeet

 

[Creamium]

OMG

This is huge